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Advice on cutting cork rings
Posted by:
John Menken
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Date: October 28, 2013 04:48PM
I have the standard cork jigs that allow me to cut out wedges or cut thin slices off the cork but what if I want to simply cut a ring in half. By way of example, I have the standard 1/2" thickness cork ring and I want to turn it into two 1/4" thickness rings. I tried shimming it up with washers but I cannot seem to get it exact plus I don't like cutting across the top of the cork jig. Can anyone give me some advice on this? Many thanks. Re: Advice on cutting cork rings
Posted by:
Michael Danek
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Date: October 28, 2013 06:26PM
I've not tried this, but I think it will work. Biggest problem is probably to place the kerf of the saw accurately enough to get both halves the same. FIRMLY tape the rings together into a length long enough to hold firmly against the miter gage of a table saw and carefully run the last ring through the saw very slowly. Maybe mounting on a 1/4 dowel plus the tape will help keep their axes parallel. Having one of the new "clean cut" precision blades will help-smoother cuts, thinner kerf. Keep safe. Re: Advice on cutting cork rings
Posted by:
gary Marquardt
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Date: October 28, 2013 06:55PM
Put a piece of tape on top of the jig to keep it from getting scratched. use a small "flush cut saw" the teeth have no set so they won't scratch the jig . then after shimming to the height you want cut all the way around the outside of the cork ring then work towards the middle. I find tht if I go straight across right to left the ring sometimes shifts. Re: Advice on cutting cork rings
Posted by:
roger wilson
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Date: October 28, 2013 09:52PM
John,
One way to do it is to put it on a threaded rod, or a series of them together on a threaded rod. Then, put the rod in a lathe and have it spin. Then, just bring a fine kerf saw down on the rings and the spinning rings will be cut true. Be safe Re: Advice on cutting cork rings
Posted by:
mike quinn
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Date: October 29, 2013 06:54AM
As a wood worker I would take two half inch rings and cut them slightly oversized. Then fine sand down to matching thickness. Re: Advice on cutting cork rings
Posted by:
Michael Danek
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Date: October 29, 2013 10:57AM
If you have a lathe Roger's way is most likely the best, and safest, method. You can spin a threaded rod in a drill press with a lower support, too, but won't be as stable as a lathe. Re: Advice on cutting cork rings
Posted by:
bill boettcher
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Date: October 29, 2013 11:16AM
Or
You can buy a bunch of 1/4" rings and save the time Check on any sales going on You may have to dress them up a little Bill - willierods.com Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 10/29/2013 11:17AM by bill boettcher. Re: Advice on cutting cork rings
Posted by:
Herb Ladenheim
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Date: October 29, 2013 09:49PM
How many do you need - I have hundreds.
herb Re: Advice on cutting cork rings
Posted by:
Bill Sidney
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Date: October 30, 2013 12:50PM
in cutting cork rings I have used lots of saw blades, out come was not good ,
looked around found a Gyros saw blade .008 thick, 60 TPI , an use a Fretsaw handle to hold the blade [ tight ] have the teeth on the blade as close as you can get to the clamps on the Fretsaw, you have to stabilize the cork ring some how. I use Nylon / Metal spacers with a bolt an nut [ LOWS ] with strips of X ray film to go around the cork [ A way to help stabilize the ring ] , when you cut the ring do a 1/3 cut rotate the ring an do it again, repeat the process till the ring is cut all the way , the saw blade has very little cutting loss , go slow it works , part number for saw blade 84-6008 [ Amazon ] PS GYROS sells a complete saw but the Fretsaw handle works the best for me, by using the Gyros blade you will not need tape on the ring , in cutting the ring's into pie shapes it is a lot easer with this saw you cut a stright line it don't walk there is some tricks on the pie cuts jsid6g@aol.com if you want more info William Sidney AK Re: Advice on cutting cork rings
Posted by:
Bill Sidney
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Date: November 01, 2013 12:41AM
PS the fret saw will not work on the GRYOS blade it only works on scrool saw blades but the hand scrool saw units work like , a dream [ Mud Hole sells them , put the teeth as close to the clamp make as tight as you can , an go slowley set the teeth so you cut on the pull, not the push , of the saw
an cut the out side of the ring frist, by turning it , cut the middle, no tape, very little cutting to no curtting loss , I use the Mud Hole ring cutter with nylon washers works great down to 1/8 inch a little trickey for 1 / 16 nch , but can be accomlish SID William Sidney AK Sorry, only registered users may post in this forum.
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